A Dream Realized

Once an impossible dream

Today he stood weather beaten

A thousand emotions bursting

His whole body too famished to feel

Even the blood that gushed within

Was it even worth?

The loss to frostbite

Never to be whole again

A part of him, cold and dead

Nothing still felt in vain

Death was a constant shadow

He too was pursued

By an untimely end, every man's curse

But he ran, he fought to escape

His life had a purpose

Maybe he was trying to conquer

An already accomplished goal

His name would be lost

Among-st the first heroes

An also been, at most

The odds and risks

Were not worth it, they said

But could they ever feel his glow

The fire that kept him alive

How could he show?

All he knew was struggle

To fulfil needs of others

His self, forgotten, dead

Other rules took precedence

Until he chose himself instead

For once he yearned

To listen to his heart

And here he stood today

Broken, torn apart

He had charted his way

The physical pain pales

While strength flows through his mind

These are moments to savor

When life seems meaningless

Here lies beauty forever

There was no pride of victory

Nothing to prove, no vanity

He kissed the naked ground,

He was but a grain of sand

In a creation profound

To learn that a fragile form

Could resign, perish or fight

Death will win some day, but the inner voice

Has witnessed the spirit indomitable

Giving up will never again be a choice